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2010 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE 
SUMMER LAW PROGRAM
CRACOW, POLAND

19th Annual Summer Law Program

Our nineteenth joint venture with the Jagiellonian University in Cracow will take place over a six-week period this summer beginning in mid-June. Students will receive intensive training in the global aspects of modern trade, comparative perspectives of regulated industries and antitrust laws in the U.S. and the European Union, international business transactions, and other substantive areas of law. Classes will be conducted in English at the 14th century Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Europe. Unlike most summer abroad programs, a number of English-speaking law students from Polish universities will also participate. The Polish and American students will attend classes together, live together and participate in all co-curricular activities together. This cross-cultural aspect of the Cracow program is unique and has resulted in many lasting friendships and business contacts.
 
ADMISSION AND TRANSFER OF CREDITS
 
Admission is open to any law student in good academic standing at his or her law school who has completed the first year of full-time or part-time study.
 
This summer program has been authorized by the Accreditation Committee of the ABA Section of Legal Education.  However, each applicant's school still has the discretion whether to accept the transfer of summer credits.
 
Applicants who are interested in using the summer credit to accelerate graduation should check with their Registrar's Office to determine whether this summer program meets residency requirements.  It is unlikely that the credits in a foreign summer program can be used to accelerate graduation.
 
 
 

HISTORIC CRACOW AND THE JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY 


The Sukiennice or "Cloth Hall", located in the main market square, is a favorite of both tourists and locals.

Cracow is an ancient royal city famous for its architectural beauty and cultural heritage, and was almost entirely spared the destruction wrought upon many urban cities of Europe during World War II. The city center is the “Rynek Glowny” or Market Square, which at ten acres is by far the largest city plaza in Europe. Avenues teeming with cafes, clubs, restaurants, antique shops and endless curiosities to be discovered and explored surround the square. As a city on UNESCO’s World Natural and Cultural Heritage list, Cracow is a vibrant masterpiece of Europe whose heritage ranks it among the other great artistic and cultural complexes of highest value in Europe. 

 

 

The Jagiellonian University was founded in the 14th century and is one of Europe’s most prestigious universities. It counts among its distinguished alumni the renaissance scientist Nicholas Copernicus. The university’s law faculty is regarded as one of the finest in Central Europe. It also hosts numerous international conferences every year and was recently honored with a visit from another Jagiellonian alumnus, His Holiness, Pope John Paul II. 

With more than 22,000 students attending the Jagiellonian University, Cracow is in many ways, the quintessential college town. During the summer, many students can be found at the university taking classes and working around the city. June and July are the busiest months in Cracow for cultural and music festivals, including historic and traditional religious celebrations, month-long jazz and opera festivals and numerous other theatric and musical events happening almost daily in the market square.

CULTURAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL STUDY

 

The Summer Law Program in Cracow—HIGHLIGHTS

Experience first-hand a country in transition

    • Poland is an emerging free market economy and European leader. Poland is assuming a pivotal role in the expanding democracies of Europe. 
    • Cracow is a rich example of a city whose politics, society and legal systems are rapidly changing.
    • Receive practical and theoretical training in global aspects of modern trade, comparative commercial law and European legal history, and other substantive areas of law.
    • Interact with the best Polish law students and with American students from diverse schools and backgrounds.
    • Join more than 600 well-trained and educated alumni who are becoming future leaders of democratic Poland and the United States.
    • Create an international network of colleagues and resources through dialogue between faculty, program guests and lecturers and fellow students.
    • Obtain academic credit for courses in the Cracow Summer Law Program from The Catholic University of America, both fully accredited by the American Bar Association.
 
 


"Studying in Cracow made me aware of the dramatic ways in which Poland has changed and is currently changing. My time there drove home the reality of many difficulties faced by former Communist countries in becoming new democracies. I not only realized the importance Poland will play in the future, but also gained a true sense of its cultural and historical heritage." 

CONTACT INFORMATION

All inquiries regarding the Summer Law Program in Cracow should be directed to:

Margaret Pooley, Program Coordinator
Office of Institutes & Special Programs
Columbus School of Law
The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C. 20064
Phone: 202-319-6205
Fax: 202-319-4004
E-mail: poland@law.edu
Website: http://coldfile.cua.edu/law/clinics/cracow/

Constantia Dedoulis, Director
Office of Institutes & Special Programs
Columbus School of Law
The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C. 20064
Phone: 202-319-6081
Fax: 202-319-4004
E-mail: institutes@law.edu
Website: http://coldfile.cua.edu/law/clinics/cracow/

POLISH STUDENT CONTACT:
Prof. dr Michal Chorosnicki
Administrator Kursu Letniego Prawa
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski
JNP i SM
ul. Jablonowskich 5
31-114 Krakow POLAND
E-mail: chormich48@yahoo.com